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Found 4,829 of over 5K reviews
3.2
47% Recommend to a Friend
Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah
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Found 4,725 of over 5K reviews

3.2
47%
Recommend to a Friend
50%
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Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah
Niraj Shah
2,624 Ratings

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Pros
  • "There are also some really great people that you'll meet and be able to work with.(in 443 reviews)
  • "Great culture and lots of people right out of college to make the transition into a new job easy.(in 317 reviews)
  • "Good Benefits and all you can eat snacks and sodas(in 316 reviews)
  • "Good work life balance and lot of snacks(in 234 reviews)
  • "I am on the promotions team and oh boy I have the best manager and a great team to learn from.(in 110 reviews)
Cons
  • "The pay is low and they hold you at specific positions until you have worked in that position for at least 3 months.(in 291 reviews)
  • "Poor management due to inexperienced employees being prematurely thrust into managerial positions.(in 246 reviews)
  • "Managers don't have experience and there's no guidance and direction for your job.(in 207 reviews)
  • "The salaries are low compared to similar jobs nationwide and very low when compared to Boston and other areas in Massachusetts.(in 166 reviews)
  • "senior leadership in the design org was really kind but misguided(in 138 reviews)
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  1. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Overall a Good company

    Mar 26, 2023 - Sales Representative 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Fellow agents are amazing. Managers are great! You feel like a family.

    Cons

    HR & WFM need more staff count and uptraining. As well as timely communication with staff.

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  2. 1.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Better Opportunities Elsewhere

    Mar 25, 2023 - Customer Service Representative in Nixa, MO
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    None. Toxic work environment and bad management.

    Cons

    Toxic work environment, bad management, impossible metrics, extreme micro-management, low pay, and difficult to no advancement.

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  4. 3.0
    Former Employee

    Good team

    Mar 24, 2023 - Software Development Engineer 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good work life balance and good office facilities.

    Cons

    No great possibilities for growth..monotonous job.

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  5. 2.0
    Current Employee

    Company lost and adrift

    Mar 24, 2023 - Senior Data Engineer 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Work life balance is strong Lots of opportunities to learn Coworkers are pleasant

    Cons

    Company is experiencing hardships due to poor strategic vision C-Suite level executes poorly causing trickledown hardships

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  6. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Post Covid Downfall

    Mar 24, 2023 - Merchandise Associate in Edison, NJ
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    The people at this org are amazing. Great working environment where you can be yourself and effectively collaborate with others.

    Cons

    Strategic direction was unclear and unsustainable after the Covid peak. Many of the leaders left which was telling of te company outlook.

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  7. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    System Failure

    Mar 24, 2023 - Digital Services Manager in Charleston, SC
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    The pay is fair. Good remote opportunity.

    Cons

    The CSM and koi reporting platform is very unstable. The goals constantly fluctuate but the system improperly tracks performance.

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  8. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Review

    Mar 23, 2023 - Customer Service Representative in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Love working here great training

    Cons

    None at the moment keep doing what your doing

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  9. 5.0
    Current Employee

    great company

    Mar 23, 2023 - Recruiter in Boston, MA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    great managegemt and team is always positive

    Cons

    leadership needs work as theyve done multiple layoffs and no leadership change

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  10. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Avoid

    Mar 23, 2023 - Senior Category Manager in Berlin
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    - Above Berlin average salary - Smart and driven co-workers

    Cons

    - Poor leadership - No long term strategy/plan for Europe and Germany in particular - Terrible at execution - Low job security (the company regularly overhires and then conducts layoffs every 12-18 months, which typically affect the newer team members)

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  11. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Wayfair

    Mar 22, 2023 - Supervisor in Pompano Beach, FL
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great people.. fun place to work

    Cons

    Pay is low and turnover on employees

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Wayfair has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 5,420 reviews left anonymously by employees. 47% of employees would recommend working at Wayfair to a friend and 32% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -5% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Wayfair employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Wayfair. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

47% of Wayfair employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Wayfair 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Wayfair to be culture, career development, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, management, compensation.

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